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Oedipus

Oedipus
 (1931-1932)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
81.1 × 59.9 cm
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.l.: G P
Accession Number
4663-3
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
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Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
encountering legendary beings men (male humans) nudes (representations) Oedipus and the Sphinx (Greek narrative) Oedipus, King of Thebes (Greek character) sphinxes
Provenance
Exhibited Leicester Galleries, London, 1932; from where acquired, on the advice of Randall Davies, for the Felton Bequest, 1932.
Frame
Original, maker unknown

Frame

Oedipus appears in this frame on exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in 1932. It is a simple reverse moulding pine wood frame with a broad outer edge channel, prominent half round at the centre and stepped flats to the sight edge. The warm off-white gesso surface has been finished with stippled red earth and dark grey paint, an example of Philpot adopting a modernist frame. The use of fine weave linen covering the bevelled slip reflects the acceptance of linen slips during the 1930’s.

Frame Details

Framemaker
Unknown - 20th century
Date
1932
Materials

timber profile with stippled, painted finish and linen slip

Frame Condition

good original condition

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